Warm Bodies

I really enjoyed this book. I loved the world building of the societies, and I liked both R and Julie as characters, and the romance was sweet. However, I thought the ending was too rushed and underwhelming. Overall, I would recommend to anyone who likes paranormal romance or zombies. ( )

I was surprised to find myself with a feeling of hope after reading "Warm Bodies." This book is not your typical zombie book. I'm glad Isaac Marion continues the series in 3 more books, although one is a prequel. I hope I can catch them. ( )

Well, they've done it. They gone and Twilight-fied zombies for the teenage girl masses (no offense to the cool teenage girls out there that are just appalled as I am) - Wow, that sounded creepy. At least Marion had the decency not to make them sparkle. Instead, he makes them have thoughts - HOLY COW! Like that hasn't done before. But he flexes his muscle by alluding to Romeo & Juliet. And by alluding, I mean he hammers that through the whole book - main characters? R and Julie. Supporting characters M and Nora (who's studying to be - wait for it - a nurse!). There's even a balcony scene. The only thing Isaac managed to avoid saying, "What's a zombie by any other name?" ( )

I saw this sitting on the book store shelf, with the movie out and all it's getting more visibility. For the heck of it I randomly chose a page and started reading. And found myself turning the page to read more... So I started at page one and just a few minutes in, was hooked. Now, I'm not a zombie fanatic, nor do I care for romance stories, so I was surprised that I liked this as much as I did. Zombie lovers beware: this is not your typical zombie tale. Yes, there are holes so wide in the zombie-ness of this book you can drive a whole fleet of trucks through. And yes, the romance element is corny, and yeah sick. But it's a creative story, with plenty of things to smile at. It's well written and moves along quickly. I'm even adding it to my suggest to friends shelf, just because I know that if you get over typical undead expectations and enjoy the writing and story, you'll love it too. :) ( )

This book is different. It talks about zombies, yes, but they're 'aware' zombies. They know what is happening, they think, they feel bad about what they do. They aren't dead. R meets Julie and that triggers the healing process. If you want my opinion, SPOILER ALERT it was love that made R change. END OF SPOILER. It's a different book with awesome characters. Music plays an important role, especially Frank Sinatra. ( )